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PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

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` Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 12,1906. Serial No. 325,826.V

Patented June 4, 1907.

To all, whom, t nto/,y concern,.-

Be -it known that I, ODELoN JOSEPH LA BAUvE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edna, in the county of Jackson and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coops or Crates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My present invention relates to improvements in crates or coops, and is designed especially for transporting poultry, fowls etc, provision of a crate which may be easily assembled and taken apart for packing; which will be strong and durable, light in weight and compact in construction, and which, when its arts are disconnected will' be capable of c ose packing for storing and transportation.

With these main objects in view the main features oi the invQntion consist essentially in a crate comprising a fixed bottom portion or base; removable or detachable sides and ends, a hinged detachable cover or top referably provided with a door for the a mittance of. poultryT or fowl, and detachable upright osts or supports for the above mentione members.

In the accompanying drawingsan exemplication of the invention is disclosed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles, and two modifications of the device are also illustrated.

Figure 41, is a perspective View of my complete coop. Fig. 2, is a similar view of one of the side members of the coop or crate. Fig. 3, is a like View of one of the end members. Fig. 4, is a broken side elevation of one of the corners of the crate. Fig. 5, is a detail View of one of the corner bars and connections. Fig. 6, is a view of the same taken at right angles to the one shown in Fig. 5, showing parts thereof in section.

In the physical embodiment of my invention as illustrated in the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the base portion orbottom of the crate, which may be composed of suitable material; 2, 2, supporting bars extending along the sides of the crate and secured to the underside of the bottom; 3, 3, 3, 3, metallic castings or corner plates, one of which is secured at each corner ofthe crate bottom; and provided with ears 5, affording bearings es win be deeeribed; 6,6`,6,6,be1ts extending through the ends of the supporting bars, the bottom, and the base portion of the inetallic castings 3 at the corners of the crate and securing these members; 7, 7, 7, 7, metallic bars located at the corners of the crate and having bearings in the ears 5 of their respective bearing castings; 8, 8, 8, 8, pins pint es, or 'other means for securing the upright bars 7 at their lower ends in the-bearing ears of the castings or corner blocks; 9, 9 the-two sides of the crate; 10, 10 the two end members of the crate; 11, the top of the crate; l2 the lower horizontal bar of the side members, said bar being preferably constructed of aning holes or openings 14 therein ofa size to neatly t over the upright bars 7 15 the upper horizontal bar 'of` the `side members provided with holes 16 to t over .the upright bars, the holes 14 and 16 being in alinement; 17, vertical connecting bars on the side members; 18, vertical metallic angle bars for connecting the upper bar 20 and lower bar 21 of l the end members, all of said bars beinglot' l angle iron; 22 openings or holes in the upper bal and 23, alined openings complementary tothe up er openings 22, in the lower bar 21 of the end members; 24, 24, 24, 24, castings provid d with ears 25, and a screw threaded bore a a d to engage threads on the upper end of the vertical corner bars 7; 26, 26, the i end bars of the top 11 of the crate said end bars being provided with openings therein complementary to openi s in the ears o f the castings 24, and in two instances adapted to receive the pins or pintles 27 which pass through the openings in the end bars and the ears of the castings 24 to form a hinge joint, and at the other side of the crate, adapted to receive cotter pins or other temporary fastenings as 28 for securing the top to the crate, the cotter pins may be held from disconnection with the top by a chain as 29; 30, a door in the top of the crate; 3l a framework constructed of rigid or stiff wire in the top of the crate for supporting the door; 32, a spring made of a U-shaped wire having connection with the frame work and tending to keep the door closed; and 33, a wire mesh of suitable grade for the purpose desired.

On reference to the drawings it will be obgle iron and provided withiat ends 13 hav- IOO served. that the castings or bearing blocks-fwhich support the four upright bars are open on one side, that is, the'side toward the crate, and when the upright bars are disconnected at their upper ends saidiijbars may be folded to horizontal position on the oor or bottom of the crate.

By fashioning the upper bars of the sides and ends of the crate with square corners, as illustrated more clearly in Fig. 4, a stable and rigid construction is produced, and in addition to the rigidity secured by the upright corner bars passing through openings in the upper bars ofvthe sidesfandnds', the overlapping corners of the ends of the angle irons insure a tight and practically immovable fit.

The top of the crate may be removed therefrom by disconnecting its end bars at the points where they are secured to the threaded castings on the upper ends of the four corner posts or uprights, and after these castings have been unscrewed from the corner posts, the side and end members of the crate may be removed therefrom, and laid flat upon the bottom of the crate, then the corner posts may be swung down to horizontal position on the crate bottom, thus compactly arranging the crate for storage or transportation.

From the above description taken in connection with the drawings it is evident that I have-produced a crate which fulfils all the conditions set forthas the object or purpose of the invention, andA one which will perform all the functions of a comparatively perfect device of this character.

Changes and alterations may be made within the scope of my claims, without substantially departing from the spirit of the invention, and such slight colorations or changes within the scope of my claims I consider covered thereby.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination in a crate of a base portion, upright corner posts supported thereon, side and end members of the crate supported on said posts with detachable connections thereto, and a hinged detachable top having supporting connections at the upper ends of said posts.

2. The combination in a crate of a base portion, supporting blocks secured at the corners thereof, upright corners posts pivoted in said blocks, the sides and ends of the crate detachably connected to said posts, and the top detachably connected at the upper end of said posts.

3. The combination in a crate of a base portion, supporting blocks secured thereon, corner posts pivoted in said blocks, the sides and ends of the crate detachably connected to said posts,` supporting members having detachable connection at the ends of the corner posts, and the top of the crate detachably connected to said supporting members.

4. The combination in a crate of a base portion, supporting block mounted thereon, upright corner posts supported on said block, side and end members of the crate detachably supported on said posts, said members having locking means at the corners thereof for insuring stability, and a detachable top on the crate.

5. The combination in a crate with a base portion of corner posts pivotally connected thereto, side and end members detachably connected to the posts, top supporting members secured by screw threads at the upper ends of the posts, and the top of-the crate having its corners connected by pivots to said supporting members.

6. The combination in a crate with a base portion, of corner posts pivoted thereto, side and end members detachably connected to said posts, a plurality of bars of said side and end members having openings therein adapted to fit over the posts, and a top detachably connected to the corner posts.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ODELON JOSEPH LA BAUVE.

Witnesses:

L. E. KEIZER, J. M. HUTcHEoN. 

